SPSS keyboard shortcuts allow you to work with amazing speed. Some of the best SPSS shortkeys are not obvious at all so we'll list our 20 favorite SPSS shortkeys in the table below.Note: some shortkeys may be different on a Macintosh.

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Overview Most Useful SPSS Shortkeys

Where	Shortkey	Useful for
Data Editor	CTRL + t	Switch between data view and variable view.
Data Editor	CTRL + /	Go to first/last variable/case (depending on view). Allows for very quick case and variable count when combined with CTRL + t.
Syntax Window	Shift + /	Select lines of syntax above/below cursor position.
Syntax Window	F2	Select Entire Command in which cursor is located.
Syntax Window	CTRL + r	Run selected syntax.
Any Window	CTRL + Home / End	Go to beginning/end of window contents.
Syntax Window	CTRL + c	Copy selected syntax.
Syntax Window	CTRL + x	Cut selected syntax.
Syntax Window	CTRL + v	Paste selected syntax.
Syntax Window	CTRL + a	Select all syntax in window.
Syntax Window	CTRL + f	Find expression within syntax window.
Syntax Window	CTRL + h	Replace expression within syntax window.
Syntax Window	CTRL + z	Undo last edit(s). Note: doesn't always seem to work properly in recent SPSS versions.
Syntax Window	Home / End	Move to start/end of line.
Any Window	Alt + tab	Switch between Syntax Window, Data Editor and Viewer Windows. Actually an MS Windows shortkey for switching between applications.
Any Window	Alt + F4	Close any window. You'll usually get a pop-up window asking whether you'd like to save it if you haven't done so yet.
Syntax Window	F1	When your cursor is located anywhere in a command, help for this command can be opened by pressing F1.
Syntax Window	Shift + Home / End	Select from cursor through start/end of line.
Any Window	CTRL + Shift + Home / End	Select from cursor through beginning/end of window contents.
Syntax Window	CTRL + y	Redo last edit(s).
Any Window	Alt + F6	Back to previous window. Handy for switching between Syntax Window and Data Editor.